Collection Time Period

This index covers events from 1585 through 1907.

Record History

For over 30 years, volunteer indexers extracted this information from microfilm copies of the original records. This index is an index of the births or christenings; marriages; and deaths or burials throughout Philippines. The index is not necessarily complete for any particular place or region.

Why This Record Was Created

For over 30 years, volunteer indexers extracted this information from microfilm copies of the original records. This index is an index of the births or christenings; marriages; and deaths or burials throughout Philippines. The index is not necessarily complete for any particular place or region.

Record Reliability

Church records and civil registration were official records and are some of the most reliable sources of information available for those who were born, married, or died in Philippines..

Record Description

The index is an electronic database of information transcribed from original records.

Record Content

The key genealogical facts found in birth or christening index entries may include:

Name of the child

Gender

Names of the parents

Birth date

Birthplace

Christening date (if the source is a church record)

Family History Library Microfilm and item numbers for the source materials

The key genealogical facts found in marriage index entries may include:

Name of bride and groom

Names of the parents

Marriage date

Marriage place

Family History Library Microfilm and item numbers for the source materials

The key genealogical facts found in death or burial index entries may include:

Name of the deceased

Gender

Names of the parents

Name of the spouse (if married)

Death or burial date

Death or burial place

Family History Library Microfilm and item numbers for the source materials

Coverage Table

This collection is a partial index of records for the localities listed below as of April 2010. The table below shows the number of records by locality. Localities not listed may not have any records in this collection.

Most of these records date from the time period indicated in the columns below; however, there may be records before and after these dates. Record counts where the locality information was incomplete are included below under the country name. Because of this, you may wish to search only by country.

As this is an index of records compiled from various sources, it is strongly recommended that you verify the information in original records. Due to privacy laws not all records may be displayed.

Locality

Births and Baptisms, 1642-1994

Marriages, 1723-1957

Deaths and Burials, 1726-1957

Abra

0

10,200

19,816

Agusan

0

1,760

0

Agusan del Norte

0

7,950

6,436

Agusan del Sur

0

156

711

Aklan

27,355

11,643

32,208

Albay

0

46,735

139,717

Antique

0

12,086

37,985

Aurora

0

831

2,177

Basilan

0

1,384

1,428

Bataan

0

13,463

31,516

Batanes

0

299

715

Batangas

0

115,320

220,022

Benguet

0

10,854

11,847

Bohol

0

65,692

188,162

Bukidnon

0

5,199

2,169

Bulacan

0

56,062

114,662

Cagayan

0

35,037

104,429

Camarines Norte

0

24,481

32,529

Camarines Sur

0

32,206

74,319

Camiguin

0

6,551

10,537

Capiz

0

21,573

68,967

Catánduanes

0

9,574

12,532

Cavite

0

64,571

175,392

Cebú

9,288

164,438

317,069

Cotabato

0

5,719

5,651

Davao

0

4,316

17,310

Davao del Norte

0

148

0

Davao del Sur

0

33,511

12,942

Davao Oriental

0

6,008

6,973

Eastern Samar

0

5,774

8,568

Ifugao

0

0

1,549

Ilocos Norte

0

43,981

113,976

Ilocos Sur

0

39,735

88,927

Iloilo

47,944

64,760

178,221

Isabela

0

18,084

51,070

Kalinga-Apayao

0

1,260

5,235

La Union

0

42,296

89,285

Laguna

0

67,229

156,712

Lanao del Norte

0

1,772

4,880

Lanao del Sur

0

1,109

0

Leyte

2,835

47,093

156,130

Maguindanao

0

821

0

Marinduque

0

5,250

10,210

Masbate

0

14,094

15,419

Metropolitan Manila

189,670

235,024

485,429

Mindanao

0

0

1,005

Mindoro

0

0

7,031

Misamis

0

1,593

2,313

Misamis Occidental

0

18,206

24,272

Misamis Oriental

0

21,671

56,152

Mountain Province

0

2,757

7,645

Negros del Norte

2,340

11,276

15,825

Negros Occidental

0

54,511

167,331

Negros Oriental

0

29,194

88,719

North Cotabato

0

7,742

0

Northern Samar

0

5,535

6,485

Nueva Ecija

0

61,373

133,506

Nueva Vizcaya

0

6,452

18,420

Occidental Mindoro

0

6,207

7,427

Oriental Mindoro

0

17,062

22,749

Palawan

0

3,704

8,122

Pampanga

0

61,603

130,598

Pangasinan

0

125,356

351,382

Philippines

25,033

129,132

397,653

Quezon

0

73,640

143,539

Rizal

21,138

63,373

111,847

Romblon

0

4,979

15,157

Samar

0

12,433

38,917

Siquijor

0

5,903

12,515

Sorsogon

0

18,863

43,371

Southern Leyte

8,536

10,813

8,942

Sulu

0

968

1,396

Surigao

0

405

19,684

Surigao del Norte

0

7,925

2,977

Surigao del Sur

0

14,541

5,375

Tarlac

0

47,805

149,640

Tayabas

0

2,416

8,636

Zambales

0

29,889

67,740

Zamboanga

0

3,658

5,788

Zamboanga del Norte

0

11,500

13,283

Zamboanga del Sur

0

18,847

19,348

Totals

334,139

2,247,381

5,128,622

How to Use the Record

Use this index to help you learn more about your ancestors. The information could help you identify family relationships and lineages as well as direct you to original records of your ancestors, which may contain additional information.

In birth or christening records, if a surname is not listed for the child, the indexer often assigns the father’s surname to the child. This surname may not be correct. So if you are looking for a birth or christening, search by the given name of the child, adding parents' names and as much locality information as is permitted.

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